the attack happened tuesday in the waters off northern california. one week earlier, a great white shark killed a surfer in southern california. >>> after the break, an iconic new jersey town wiped away. >> coming up, the town made famous by the jersey shore has to figure out how to move on. >>> hurricane sandy has forever changed the new jersey shore line. the town of seaside heights is one of the hardest hit. landmarks some several generations old were washed away. they do plan to rebuild, but as michele franzen reports, it will be a long road back for the residents who remember what was. >> reporter: seaside heights, riding out hurricane sandy. bobbi and her three dogs stepped off a national guard truck wednesday, happy to be on the mainland and toms river. >> when the water came in, it was -- all of a sudden it was up to here. it was a very sudden thing. i don't think over there was prepared for it. >> reporter: and no one was prepared to see the aftermath. streets and homes once flooded now covered in debris or destroyed. >> it's still hard to b